12 Days of Christmas Cookies Nana’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are sweet and chewy with the perfect ratio of raisins and oatmeal to cookie dough! Flashback to Thanksgiving: I had baked and photographed 8 cookies (in addition to my regular job) in three days and, as I sat on the train to my grandparent’s house in…

You know what I like about Oatmeal Raisin Cookies? They aren’t fussy. Which is probably why my brother likes them so much. He is the least fussy person I know. Growing up my little brother, A, would request Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and I would indulge him every now and again. This past weekend he graduated…

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